Maximizing Success:
USING TASK SEQUENCES FOR INDEPENDENCE
To mark their shared 10 year anniversary of service to the autism community, the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and Behavioral Directions, LLC invite you to attend their jointly sponsored seminar “Maximizing Success: Using Task Sequences for Independence."
This workshop will introduce breaking down task sequences (e.g., daily living skills, chores, leisure skills, morning/night routines, full day schedules) into component parts to establish skills and increase independence using chaining methods across the life span. Prompting and prompt fading will be reviewed and an interactive exercise will be included. Designed for educational staff, parents, and professionals. Refreshments will be provided.
When:
Monday, October 3, 2011,
6:00-8:00pm
Where:
Fairlington Community Center, Room 100
3308 S. Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22206
Cost:
$15 pre-registered, $25 at the door |
Continuing Education:
This seminar is offered for 2 BCBA CEUs (Type 2). Type-2 ACE credits are offered by the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis.
Speaker Bio:
Jane Barbin, PhD, BCBA-D
A leading professional in autism and behavior disorders, Dr. Barbin is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral who founded Behavioral Directions, LLC. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and trained in Behavioral Psychology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute. As the founding director of the nationally-recognized Ivymount School Autism Program, she has practiced since 1992. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) and the Advisory Council of Parents of Autistic Children – Northern Virginia Chapter (POAC-NoVa). She is also past president of the Maryland Association for Behavior Analysis (MABA) and served on the Virginia Statewide Autism Planning Council. Dr. Barbin has been an invited speaker at numerous local and international conferences and parent groups. Her professional interests include factors related to successful consultation and quality service provision, creating independence for learners with autism, and severe behavior disorders.
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